About this role
Through our dedicated associates, Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and over 500 governments - creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people who count on them. You have an opportunity to personally thrive, make a difference and be part of a culture where individuality is noticed and valued every day.
Experience Level:
12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in technical leadership or solution architecture roles.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a hands-on Technical Architect / Lead with deep expertise in Java/Spring Boot microservices and Payments Domain or similar Payment Solution architectures. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and deliver scalable, event-driven solutions. This role requires strong technical problem-solving skills, Team & architecture ownership, and the ability to guide teams through the full development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture and Design
• Architect and design microservices-based payment solutions using Spring Boot. • Design and implement secure RESTful APIs and asynchronous communication patterns. • Apply domain-driven design (DDD) across payment bounded contexts. • Own architecture for core payment flows: authorization, capture, refund, chargeback, and settlement. • Design integrations with payment networks (Visa, Mastercard, ACH, SWIFT) and payment gateways. • Architect for PCI-DSS compliance, tokenization, and encryption. • Define idempotency and exactly-once processing patterns for payment accuracy. • Design reconciliation frameworks across internal ledgers and external processors. • Ensure PCI-DSS, SOX, and PSD2/SCA compliance across payment solutions. • Define OAuth 2.0, mTLS, and certificate-based security patterns. • Conduct threat modeling and security reviews. • Leadership & Delivery • Mentor development teams and conduct architecture reviews. • Define CI/CD standards in Azure DevOps with zero-downtime deployment strategies. • Collaborate with Product and Business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals. • Maintain architecture decision records (ADRs) and the technical roadmap. • Develop reference architectures, reusable components, and best practice frameworks for microservices and event streaming.
Payments Domain Expertise
Security & Compliance
Hands-on Development and Technical Leadership
• Lead by example through hands-on coding, code reviews, and POC development. • Collaborate with development teams to translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions. • Ensure high code quality, proper design patterns, and best practices are followed across teams. • Work closely with DevOps teams to build automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins. • Conduct technical evaluations, architecture reviews, and participate in solution governance forums.
Leadership and Delivery
• Lead and mentor engineering teams through design, development, and deployment phases. • Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, Support teams. • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers. • Conduct architecture reviews, POCs, and solution governance activities.
Required Skills and Experience:
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and RESTful API development. • Solid understanding of microservices architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, and event sourcing. • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, AKS). • Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks. • Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and system design skills. • Strong collaboration skills across DevOps, Security, and Product teams.